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. 1985 Mar;161(3):1228–1230. doi: 10.1128/jb.161.3.1228-1230.1985

Effect of culture medium iron content on the biochemical composition and metabolism of Trichomonas vaginalis.

T E Gorrell
PMCID: PMC215033  PMID: 3871763

Abstract

Trichomonas vaginalis grown in iron-enriched medium contained increased concentrations of iron-sulfur proteins, including ferredoxin and pyruvate-ferredoxin oxidoreductase. The increases in hydrogenosomal constituents correlated with increased in vivo hydrogenosomal metabolism.

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